Landmark Aviation has completed a $2 million hangar and office facility at its Raleigh, N.C., FBO. The expansion at the Raleigh-Durham International Airport includes 13,500 square feet of additional space for aircraft storage and maintenance, a new three-bay ground equipment support hangar, and 4,800 square feet of office space. In addition, the FBO offers ground […]
Make birds be gone
Bird-B-Gone, Inc. introduces new Bird Chase Super Sonic, a state-of-the-art system that features distress and predator bird sounds of more than 22 types of birds. Bird Chase Super Sonic targets pigeons, crows, starlings, swallows, gulls, woodpeckers, sparrows, grackles, cormorants and many other birds. Bird Chase Super Sonic will protect your property and surrounding area for […]
PCA2000 Aircraft Design Software now available
Software developer OAD has released the English version of PCA2000, a software package for aircraft design and analysis. In addition to a dedicated software package for conceptual and preliminary design of light aircraft, PCA2000 also incorporates extensive and detailed databases of existing aircraft, engines and airfoils. Optional modules are available. For example, to analyze an […]
Grumman F-14 Tomcat: “Bye-Bye Baby”
The F-14 Tomcat will be retired from service, with a final farewell this month. A new book, “Grumman F-14 Tomcat, Bye-Bye Baby!” celebrates the plane, with photos of the F-14, along with quotes from the “Tomcatters” who knew it best. Compiled by Dave Parsons, George Hall and Bob Lawson, the book is available in bookstores […]
Million Air Fayetteville unveils newly renovated FBO
After several months of renovations, officials at Million Air Fayetteville in Arkansas hosted a grand reopening celebration to unveil the newly upgraded FBO at Fayetteville Municipal Drake Field. Renovations include a new, state-of-the-art theater room, a snooze room, commercial catering refrigerator and business office remodeling. The $340,000 renovation project, which took eight months to complete, […]
Weldcraft unveils world’s smallest TIG torch
To improve TIG welding performance on precision applications and limited-access joints, Weldcraft introduces its patented WP-50 air-cooled torch — the smallest TIG torch on the market. The WP-50 is rated at 60% duty cycle up to 50 amps and offers pen-like control in tight quarters and on paper-thin material. Applications for the WP-50 include precision […]
New Hobo Pendant G records “gee!” forces
Onset Computer Corp. recently unveiled the Hobo Pendant G Logger, an easy-to-use data logger for measuring and recording tilt, orientation, activity and motion. Roughly half the size of an iPod Shuffle, the Hobo Pendant G makes it easy and fun to record data in any environment, from G forces in an airplane or roller coaster […]
Oregon Aircraft Design adds engine info to website
Oregon Aircraft Design LLC, which specializes in experimental and certified engines and propellers for small aircraft, has some new information available on its website. “There is so much misleading and wrong information out there, it really bothers me to see so many people being taken advantage of, so I decided to do something about it,” […]
Unison certifies Digital Generator Control Unit for new Cessna Mustang
Unison Industries has completed bench environmental and software certification of its Digital Generator Control Unit (DGCU) for the Citation Mustang. The DGCU is used to control the starter generator, which starts the engine and provides in-flight power for a variety of aircraft functions. Traditionally, GCUs have used analog technology and provided only basic control and […]